oscillate
verb (used without object)
to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does.
were oscillating
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past progressiveof oscillate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“Balls were oscillating on the greens. We got a couple of bad gusts. I hit a couple of bad shots.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2022
He found one group of stars describing small circles, while others at a distance from them were oscillating in straight lines, and all the others were describing ellipses.
From Pioneers of Science by Sir Oliver Lodge
The sea was literally raging beneath, and great masses of livid-looking foam were dashing between the masts, which were oscillating terrifically.
From The Survivors of the Chancellor, diary of J.R. Kazallon, passenger by Jules Verne
The sea was literally raging beneath, and great masses of livid-looking foam were dashing be- tween the masts, which were oscillating terrifically.
From The Survivors of the Chancellor by Jules Verne
